TRO and asset freeze against alleged perpetrators of nearly $450M Ponzi Scheme

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges and an asset freeze against several Las Vegas-area individuals and companies allegedly behind...

Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Convicted in Massive Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Roger Ng Found Guilty of Conspiring to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Commit Money Laundering in Connection with 1MDB Scheme A former Managing...

SEC Proposes Rules for the Registration and Regulation of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed this week new Regulation SE under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) to create a...

2019 court case against Hadari Oshri exposes her dodgy, aggressive legal maneuvers

AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s business partner– filed a frivolous civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Investor News...

$90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of US

Note: Footage of the seizure is available here. View the statement from the Attorney General on today's seizure here. Spanish law enforcement this week executed a Spanish court...

SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed proposed two rules that would require market participants, such as proprietary (or principal) trading...

SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance Disclosure and Investor Protection Relating to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules and amendments to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings...

Tech Company Employees, Family and Friends Charged in $1M Scheme in California

SEC Charges Seven California Residents in Insider Trading Ring Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced insider trading charges against three software...

FBI crime report released: Victims lost $6.9b to internet-enabled scams in 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report. The 2021 Internet Crime Report (pdf) includes information from 847,376 complaints of suspected internet crime—a 7%...

SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Washington D.C., March 21, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule changes that would require registrants to include certain climate-related disclosures in...